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A history: Monuments to Courage, a History of Beaver County

mcbooki242p176: Civil Government of Beaver County (cont.), Officers Who Served Beaver County

and Edward Tolton, Beaver Districts 1 and 2 ; Charles Burke, Minersville, including Lincoln District ; Isaac Grundy, Star District; David Reese, Adamsville and Granite District; Robert Easton, Greenville District.
In 1876, at a special meeting of the selectmen of Beaver County, a petition was sent to the Governor and Legislature of the Territory of Utah, in the matter of building a court house for Beaver County. At that time the aggregate county taxes were $2500, and the population six thousand. It was decided to spend $15,000 for this building, which would furnish a suitable place to hold the Second Judicial District Court which served all of South-ern Utah, also provide county offices, _ and a safe place for storing records. The court was empowered: to nego-tiate bonds in such denominations, at such rates of in-terest, and payable within ten years. The selectmen who started this project were William J. Cox, M. L. Shepherd, E. H. Blackburn and James Low.
In 1876, Milford Precinct was established and Wil-liam H. Lighthall was appointed to act as justice of the peace until the next general election. '
In 1875, on a request signed by James R.. Lindsay, D. P. Whedon, and others, a highway was made from Min-ersville, by the way of Shauntie, to the town of Florida in the San Francisco Mining District west of Milford.
OFFICERS WHO SERVED BEAVER COUNTY
Judges Served County Clerks Served
Lorin W. Babitt 1856 Wilson G. Nowers 1856 Philo T. Farnsworth Sr. 1857-58 Edward W. Thompson 1857
Daniel M. Thomas 1859-66 Charles Wandell 1858
John R. Murdock 1866-74 John W. Woodhouse 1859-64
William J. Cox 1874-84 John Ward Christian 1864
Frank R. Clayton 1884-92 John M. Loud 1865
James A. McGarry 1890-93 William Fotheringham 1866-84
Joseph A. Barton 1894 Reinhard Maeser 1884 George H. Fennemore 1895-96

and Edward Tolton, Beaver Districts 1 and 2 ; Charles Burke, Minersville, including Lincoln District ; Isaac Grundy, Star District; David Reese, Adamsville and Granite District; Robert Easton, Greenville District.
In 1876, at a special meeting of the selectmen of Beaver County, a petition was sent to the Governor and Legislature of the Territory of Utah, in the matter of building a court house for Beaver County. At that time the aggregate county taxes were $2500, and the population six thousand. It was decided to spend $15,000 for this building, which would furnish a suitable place to hold the Second Judicial District Court which served all of South-ern Utah, also provide county offices, _ and a safe place for storing records. The court was empowered: to nego-tiate bonds in such denominations, at such rates of in-terest, and payable within ten years. The selectmen who started this project were William J. Cox, M. L. Shepherd, E. H. Blackburn and James Low.
In 1876, Milford Precinct was established and Wil-liam H. Lighthall was appointed to act as justice of the peace until the next general election. '
In 1875, on a request signed by James R.. Lindsay, D. P. Whedon, and others, a highway was made from Min-ersville, by the way of Shauntie, to the town of Florida in the San Francisco Mining District west of Milford.
OFFICERS WHO SERVED BEAVER COUNTY
Judges Served County Clerks Served
Lorin W. Babitt 1856 Wilson G. Nowers 1856 Philo T. Farnsworth Sr. 1857-58 Edward W. Thompson 1857
Daniel M. Thomas 1859-66 Charles Wandell 1858
John R. Murdock 1866-74 John W. Woodhouse 1859-64
William J. Cox 1874-84 John Ward Christian 1864
Frank R. Clayton 1884-92 John M. Loud 1865
James A. McGarry 1890-93 William Fotheringham 1866-84
Joseph A. Barton 1894 Reinhard Maeser 1884 George H. Fennemore 1895-96